Funding assistance available to beginning farmers for poultry mortality management from Kent Conservation District partnership with DNREC, Department of Agriculture
Approximately $1 million in conservation funding assistance is now available to help beginning farmers in Kent County address poultry mortality management on their farming operation. The funding – for implementing water quality best management practices including composters and mortality freezers to address routine mortality – comes through a program led by the Kent Conservation District in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Department of Agriculture (DDA), and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).
Volunteers still sought for DNREC-sponsored 27th annual Christina River Cleanup Saturday, April 14
DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin encourages volunteers to sign up for the Department-sponsored 27th annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup along the river and several tributaries next Saturday, April 14 from 8-11 a.m. at 14 sites throughout northern New Castle County.
DNREC’s Conservation Programs Section to host rain barrel-building workshop April 14 in Blades as part of Reclaim Our River Program
The DNREC Conservation Programs Section will host a rain barrel-building workshop in conjunction with the Reclaim Our River Program from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 14, at Hardin Hall, 20 West 4th Street, Blades.
Registration open for DNREC-sponsored living shorelines workshop March 7 and 8 in Lewes
DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host a two-day Living Shorelines workshop for Engineers, Contractors, and Landscape Professionals.
Jan. 24 deadline approaching to register for 2018 Delaware Wetlands Conference
Registration closes Wednesday, Jan. 24 for the 2018 Delaware Wetlands Conference, so those who have not yet registered are encouraged to do so now.
